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IRC Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme - Opens 31st August 2024
Deadline for applications to SPIRe: 8th September 2024

The School of Politics and International Relations is accepting applications for PhD candidates supported by the Irish Research Council under their (opens in a new window)Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme. 

The Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme is an established national initiative, funded by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, and managed by the Council.

The Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme is unique in the Irish research landscape and complements other channels for funded postgraduate education in the Irish ecosystem. Among its features are:

  • individual, prestigious awards for excellent research in the name of the applicant;
  • an objective selection process using international, independent expert peer review;
  • funding across all disciplines, from archaeology to zoology; and
  • awards for bottom-up, non-directed research, with the exception of those funded by our strategic funding partners.

Pioneering proposals addressing new and emerging fields of research or those introducing creative, innovative approaches are welcomed. Proposals of an interdisciplinary nature are also encouraged as it is recognised that advancing fundamental understanding is achieved by integrating information, techniques, tools and perspectives from two or more disciplines.

Full information, including eligibility, guidelines and deadlines, is available on the IRC website: (opens in a new window)https://research.ie/funding/goipg/ 

New, prospective students and current SPIRe PhD students are eligible to apply.
New applicants should follow the application procedure for the PhD Politics and International Relations programme or the PhD Quantitative and Computational Social Science programme as outlined.
Please ensure to use the 'IRC' application form for the relevant programme.

Current students should contact (opens in a new window)dara.gannon@ucd.ie

There is information available on the UCD intranet for internal candidates. A UCD Connect login is required. For more information see (opens in a new window)here. 

Important: New applicants must submit a general application to the relevant SPIRe PhD programme by 8th September 2024. 

UCD School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe)

School Office: G301, Newman Building, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.